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12 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know Came From Colorado

What do wheel clamps, hard candy, and the most epic fast food restaurant EVER have in common? They were all founded/invented in Colorado, of course! Here are 12 things you probably see/do every day that come from Colorado (except for #12.. I hope you don’t have a lot of that…)

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I've never found one on my car so I guess it's a pretty cool invention? The infamous wheel clamp (or "Denver Boot") was invented in 1944 by concert violinist Frank Marugg as a favor to his friends in law enforcement and politics.